Luwaran.com editorial dated January 08, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) appealed to all and sundry especially leaders not to make hasty pronouncements related to the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) saying it would agitate negative reactions from the people.
The Moro Front said that the question of constitutionality of any provision of the BBL is in the domain of the Supreme Court.
Taking note of many statements coming out in the media by groups purportedly uttered by some leaders of the two chambers of Congress which the MILF categorized into three (3) groups on many matters related to the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), the Moro Front said that “Most of the public statements were good and very encouraging; others are not so wholesome; and still others spoke of some unconstitutional provisions of the proposed law”.
Among the three groups, the MILF focused on the third category, deliberately sidestepping the first and second categories. The second category it said was made up of one or two, or at most three, legislators, who have been traditionally known as not supporters of the BBL.
It said that the MILF appreciates the second category, because it allows us to see the other side of the debate. Even outright spoilers are not all times bad. They can also enrich the debate, although that is not their real motive.
The MILF believes that if these legislators ever made these statements of the unconstitutionality of some aspects of the BBL, they were made in good faith. Or, they were quoted out of context by some media reporters, which we believe require a clarification. It also said that “prudence is a better part of judgment”.
“We are in a very sensitive and delicate situation” and “MILF members and combatants are waiting in baited breath about the fate of BBL in Congress. While we have faith in the collective wisdom of Congress to pass a good legislation, in a tense situation such as we are now in, it is people’s nature to react swiftly --- sometimes unreasonably-- even to a slight movement, the MILF continued saying.
The issue of the BBL is linked with other tracks of the peace process especially normalization. The MILF is committed to decommission its weapons and forces and put them beyond use, but it is in exchange for something for our people.
“That something is in a good BBL”, MILF said in the Luwaran editorial.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/1445-milf-appeals-to-government-leaders-not-to-make-hasty-pronouncements-on-bbl
Taking note of many statements coming out in the media by groups purportedly uttered by some leaders of the two chambers of Congress which the MILF categorized into three (3) groups on many matters related to the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), the Moro Front said that “Most of the public statements were good and very encouraging; others are not so wholesome; and still others spoke of some unconstitutional provisions of the proposed law”.
Among the three groups, the MILF focused on the third category, deliberately sidestepping the first and second categories. The second category it said was made up of one or two, or at most three, legislators, who have been traditionally known as not supporters of the BBL.
It said that the MILF appreciates the second category, because it allows us to see the other side of the debate. Even outright spoilers are not all times bad. They can also enrich the debate, although that is not their real motive.
The MILF believes that if these legislators ever made these statements of the unconstitutionality of some aspects of the BBL, they were made in good faith. Or, they were quoted out of context by some media reporters, which we believe require a clarification. It also said that “prudence is a better part of judgment”.
“We are in a very sensitive and delicate situation” and “MILF members and combatants are waiting in baited breath about the fate of BBL in Congress. While we have faith in the collective wisdom of Congress to pass a good legislation, in a tense situation such as we are now in, it is people’s nature to react swiftly --- sometimes unreasonably-- even to a slight movement, the MILF continued saying.
The issue of the BBL is linked with other tracks of the peace process especially normalization. The MILF is committed to decommission its weapons and forces and put them beyond use, but it is in exchange for something for our people.
“That something is in a good BBL”, MILF said in the Luwaran editorial.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/1445-milf-appeals-to-government-leaders-not-to-make-hasty-pronouncements-on-bbl
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